नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनं दहति पावक: न चैनं क्लेदयन्त्यापो न शोषयति मारुत:
nainaṁ chhindanti śhastrāṇi nainaṁ dahati pāvakaḥ na chainaṁ kledayantyāpo na śhoṣhayati mārutaḥ
Recitation · Text 2.23
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (16 words)
Purport Overview & Key Insights
Krishna lists, one by one, what cannot touch the soul: weapons cannot cut it, fire cannot burn it, water cannot wet it, wind cannot dry it. Four different elements, four different kinds of destruction, all equally powerless.
✨ Devotional Takeaway:Naming four different ways the soul can't be destroyed, one by one, is deliberate — it's meant to close every escape route for doubt.